Legal Issues
The legal issues topic contains news and information about legal issues affecting EMS personnel, agencies or departments. Find the latest news from personnel misconduct, to disciplinary and harassment cases, to malpractice lawsuits, as well as advice to prevent legal action with EMS training, documentation and management.
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Members of Reading Hospital’s EMS leadership team were in the employee cafeteria when the coworker collapsed
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Joshua Hunsucker was arrested Monday in relation to the 2019 burning of medical equipment mid-flight
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Though injury was deemed “incompatible with survival,” bodycam footage and records show patient was alive for hours before transport to hospice
Allen-Clay Joint Fire District Battalion Chief Mark Stahl responded to a call where an unqualified EMT reportedly performed an IO
Cherokee Cox said she called 911 from the back of the ambulance and looked for something to hit the suspect with
Police said the man’s BAC was .184
Ghana National Ambulance Service Senior EMT Abraham Tetteh was killed while transporting a pregnant woman to the hospital
One paramedic was injured falling out of the rig when it was stolen
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St. George Island Firefighter/First Responder Brian Stephen Smith drowned while attempting to rescue two people in August
Two ambulance crewmembers were injured in the crash
Federal investigators alleged Rural/Metro Corporation collected improper reimbursements over a seven-year period
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Officials said the bags contained equipment, narcotics and ambulance keys
The officer said the patient was “extremely aggressive” and spitting on paramedics
Three police cruisers were also damaged during the 20-minute cross-state pursuit
George County Sheriff’s Office officials said Michael Allen Travers, 24, should be considered “armed and dangerous”
Past Fire Chief and current Emergency Management Director Mike Myers will oversee changes in financial planning, hiring and non-emergency call diversion
Police responded to a report of an “unwanted former employee on the property” of the New Jersey ambulance company
Kenneth B. Ponce, 48, admitted to committing perjury while filling out paperwork about the company’s assets and debts
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A 21-year-old man has been captured hours after eight people were killed in shootings at three massage parlors
FDNY EMT Yadira Arroyo was honored Tuesday night as her family continues to await justice
Maintaining skill sets through regular training is more important than ever, even if it is through online platforms
St. Louis EMT Liz Smith says she nearly died from COVID-19, but the city said it can’t verify that she had the virus
Heather Schafer joined the National Volunteer Fire Council in 1993 and had served as executive director and CEO since 1994
The 911 operator and EMT says he was placed on limited duty after being prescribed medical marijuana for Crohn’s disease
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